University of Chicago ditches ACT, SAT requirement from application
- 6 years ago
CHICAGO — As colleges across the country compete for students, hundreds of universities have stopped requiring the SAT or ACT.
Some of the toppest tierest, uber exclusive institutions of higher learning have joined the growing movement, like Pitzer College, Lewis & Clark College, Cornell —- College, and Montana State University.
But when the University of Chicago announced in June that it was dumping the requirement, it became the first good school to say sayonara to the standardized tests.
Supporters of the move say dropping the test requirement is meant to encourage more disadvantaged students, aka blacks and Latinos, to apply.
The problem is that when you drop the SAT or ACT requirement, then Asians get screwed because many actually do well on the tests.
University of Chicago Dean of Admissions James Nondorf feels the initiative will help to “level the playing field” for first-generation and low-income students.
And let’s not forget, those rich (no-so-smart) legacy kids also need some help.
What happened to looking for the best and brightest?
Some of the toppest tierest, uber exclusive institutions of higher learning have joined the growing movement, like Pitzer College, Lewis & Clark College, Cornell —- College, and Montana State University.
But when the University of Chicago announced in June that it was dumping the requirement, it became the first good school to say sayonara to the standardized tests.
Supporters of the move say dropping the test requirement is meant to encourage more disadvantaged students, aka blacks and Latinos, to apply.
The problem is that when you drop the SAT or ACT requirement, then Asians get screwed because many actually do well on the tests.
University of Chicago Dean of Admissions James Nondorf feels the initiative will help to “level the playing field” for first-generation and low-income students.
And let’s not forget, those rich (no-so-smart) legacy kids also need some help.
What happened to looking for the best and brightest?